PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John The Pitbull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Robertson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Pitbull's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Three 6 Mafia - It's a Fight. John The Pitbull is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

The Pitbull
vs
Robertson

180 cm
34
180 lbs
33 - 23 - 1

190 cm
33
184 lbs
28 - 18 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Powerful

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 23 - 1, fighting out of London, John The Pitbull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Robertson!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robertson looks to score with a jab to the body but The Pitbull is just out of range.
Robertson shoots in for a takedown but The Pitbull shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Brian Robertson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for The Pitbull with that takedown attempt.
Robertson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Pitbull moves away.
The Pitbull uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Robertson.
Robertson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Robertson wants it to stay on the feet.
Robertson throws a right and a left that The Pitbull avoids nicely.
Robertson dodges the punch combination from The Pitbull.
Robertson slips under a jab.
Robertson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Robertson looks to land a right hand but The Pitbull moved out of range.
Robertson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robertson works The Pitbull's body with a nice hook.
The Pitbull tries for a takedown but Robertson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John The Pitbull. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Robertson misses the shot to the body.
Robertson stuns The Pitbull with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Robertson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Robertson punishes The Pitbull's body with a nice straight punch.
The Pitbull moves away from the strike by Robertson.
Robertson looks for the body kick but The Pitbull saw that one coming.
The Pitbull wants to land a leg kick but Robertson is out of range.
Robertson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Robertson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in The Pitbull's half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The Pitbull is trying to stand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robertson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Robertson stops The Pitbull from getting back to his feet.
The Pitbull wants to get back to full guard.
Robertson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. The Pitbull defending well though.
The Pitbull tries to get to full guard but Robertson has control of the leg.
The Pitbull wants to get back to full guard but Robertson has mounted him!
The Pitbull wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Pitbull is trying to escape the mount.
Robertson controlling from the full mount.
Robertson prevents The Pitbull from getting the reversal.
Robertson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Robertson controlling his opponent.
The Pitbull keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robertson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Robertson controlling the position easily from mount.
The Pitbull is desperately trying to improve his position but Robertson has a good base and remains in mount.
Robertson landing punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Pitbull tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Robertson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Robertson controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Robertson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Robertson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on The Pitbull. That did some damage!
Robertson looks to land a left hand but The Pitbull moved out of range nicely.
Robertson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has The Pitbull pinned against the cage. The Pitbull gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Robertson throws a leg kick but The Pitbull sees it coming and checks it nicely.
John The Pitbull is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Robertson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Robertson tests The Pitbull's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Robertson lands a lovely overhand right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robertson throws a leg kick that is checked
and The Pitbull counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Robertson thows a leg kick but The Pitbull checks it
and The Pitbull counters with a stiff right hand.
The Pitbull throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Robertson.
Robertson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before The Pitbull has time to react.
The Pitbull misses with the combination.
The Pitbull fails with a takedown attempt.
Robertson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Robertson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Robertson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Pitbull will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The Pitbull misses with a jab, cross combination.
Robertson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Robertson throws out a loose jab but The Pitbull uses good head movement to avoid it.
Robertson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from The Pitbull.
The Pitbull cracks Robertson with an open hand slap.
The Pitbull displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Robertson throws out the jab.
Robertson thumps The Pitbull with a low kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Robertson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Robertson misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robertson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract The Pitbull.
The Pitbull throws a one two combo.
Robertson ducks right into an uppercut from The Pitbull.
Brian Robertson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Robertson loads up on a big right hand but The Pitbull slips the punch.
The Pitbull ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Robertson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Robertson misses with a wild body shot.
Robertson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Robertson wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John The Pitbull. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Robertson lunges at The Pitbull with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by The Pitbull's hand.
A jab from The Pitbull does it's job there.
Robertson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robertson throws a front kick aimed at The Pitbull's knee but The Pitbull avoids it well.
The Pitbull moves away from the strike by Robertson.
The Pitbull rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Robertson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Robertson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Robertson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Robertson throws a shot from downtown. The Pitbull moves away and avoids it.
Robertson jabs at The Pitbull's body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Robertson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Pitbull was well out of range. Poor timing from Robertson.
The Pitbull fails to land the takedown.
Robertson shoots in looking for a takedown. The Pitbull tries to sprawl out of it but Robertson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. The Pitbull manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Brian Robertson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

The Pitbull avoids the head kick by Robertson.
Robertson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Robertson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The Pitbull's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Robertson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! The Pitbull scrambles back to his feet.
The Pitbull slips under a jab from Robertson.
Robertson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with The Pitbull but The Pitbull pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The Pitbull throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Robertson throws a poor cross that misses
and The Pitbull cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - The Pitbull looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Robertson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Robertson sizes up The Pitbull with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

The Pitbull moves into the clinch successfully.
Robertson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Robertson tries to throw a body punch but The Pitbull avoids it by throwing Robertson back against the cage.
The Pitbull blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Robertson can't find room to land a body shot as The Pitbull controls the action.
Robertson is looking to control The Pitbull's arms but The Pitbull gets an underhook and turns him. Now Robertson has his back to the cage.
The Pitbull will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Robertson up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The Pitbull breaks from the clinch.
Robertson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Pitbull manages to avoid it.
The Pitbull takes one to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from The Pitbull misses the target.
The Pitbull throws a big shot that misses.
Nice shot by Robertson.
Robertson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract The Pitbull.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robertson shoots in for a takedown but The Pitbull shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The Pitbull on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The Pitbull ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The Pitbull thuds a left hand into Robertson's body.
Robertson slips a straight right by The Pitbull.
The Pitbull tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The Pitbull blocks a jab.
The Pitbull uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Robertson.
The Pitbull misses with a straight right.
The Pitbull is looking to clinch.
Robertson lands a nice shot that snaps The Pitbull's head back.
Brian Robertson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Pitbull misses the shot to the body.
The Pitbull takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nice defenses there by The Pitbull.
A swing and a miss from Robertson.
Robertson tries for a takedown but The Pitbull circles away easily
and The Pitbull counters with a nice uppercut.
John The Pitbull has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Robertson.
Robertson throws out a loose jab but The Pitbull uses good head movement to avoid it.
John The Pitbull has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Robertson misses with a straight right.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Robertson throws a lazy uppercut

and The Pitbull counters with a crisp one two that drops Robertson! The Pitbull thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Robertson to his feet! Robertson is in big trouble!
Robertson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Robertson moves out of range as The Pitbull strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
John The Pitbull showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Robertson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Robertson!
An out of breath Brian Robertson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.